Shrimp Pad Thai
Ready In: 40 mins
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 8 ounces rice noodles
- 1⁄3 cup lime juice
- 1⁄3 cup water
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons peanut oil
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1⁄2 lb peeled and deveined shrimp, cut into small pieces
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1⁄4 cup roasted unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped (I wouldn't add these)
- 4 cups bean sprouts
- 1 cup thinly sliced scallion (or 2 small bunches)
- 1 cup loosley packed cilantro leaf
Directions
- Cover noodles with boiling water.
- Soak 20 minutes until soft but not fully"cooked".
- Set aside In small bowl wisk together lime juice, water, fish sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, cayenne, and peanut oil.
- Set aside.
- Add cooking oil, garlic, shallots, and shrimp to non-stick skillet.
- Turn to medium/high heat and cook until shrimp is mostly pink (about 3-4 minutes).
- Add eggs, stir and scramble until just moist.
- Add noodles, fish sauce mixture, peanuts, sprouts and scallions.
- Toss until noodles are evenly coated.
- Add the cilantro.
- Cook tossing constantly until noodles are tender and sauce has slightly thickened, about 3-4 more minutes.
- Serve.
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